Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-07
MRS. M'GiNTY'S CREST.
Two Bars Argent on n Sable >hieid-Ons
Down Town. the Other Up Town.

Two Bars Argent on n Sahl. Shisid-Ons
Down Town. the Other Up Town.
/ Two years ago Margaret McGinty. matron.
washed her children and entered society.
McGinty, pere, continued to watch the till in
his two palatial barTooms and, scorning So
/ ciety, sought only such honors as lie in Amer,
lean politics and the profits, such as evading
the license law and distributing patronage,
that lie in ''iniiooeuce.' Mrs. McGinty, how
ever, went to Europe, put Maggie and Mary
in 'pinsion' at Paris, and did Switzerland
and the bogs of her ancestors with unahating
enthusiasm and industrious impartiality. She
came back recently, the Young ladies having
4 been polished TIL they shone. and settled down
in her new mansion, near the big cathedral
The first stumbling tsock that afflicted her in
her conquest of New York was note paper,
and for note paper she started last week.
In looking over Tiffany's sample book she
struck a beautiful green crest, with birds and
things. Ii delighted her.
an take that wan she said, with indif-
ferent majesty. From her manner she ap-
peared TO have bought thousands OF crests in
her time.
But a-really. madam" said the clerk,
that is Mrs Van SpankerboCms. Its her
own, YOU know"
An fare did she git it," said the lady,
indignantly. IL appeared that it might have
been stolen from her.
'She a-they look them up in books. YOU
know. Everybody has a crest, you know
somewhere
"Av Coorse | know" said Mrs. McGinty,
contemptuously. But all the same, as she
sailed out of the doorway like an Irish
galleon freighted with gold and precious
stones, she was angry and mort led Every
body had one Where was hers By luck
she went into Brentanos, and in Brentano's
she found it
On the showcase was an artistic design for
framing, consisting of shield with bars,
arabesques, a helmet, Coronet and four
geological Nightmares with red tongues Mrs.
McGinty gazed at it hungrily. She controlled
her feelings. however.
What's the proice av that thing there
she saId, with au airy smile.
Its not for sale. madam"
CORA, thart sbtores was fur sellin'- she
said. with faint but amiable sarcasm
We could make copy OF it for you,
madam"
For how much'"
Twenty five dollars"
"lt's not the money III inoind, but its goin'
away We are. Faith, its purity pcter now
to have in the frint psrlor. Why don't ye
sci! me that an paint anCdther wan"
Il don't know, said the clerk doubtfully.
Here. wrap it up. An We nadent moind
the change, she said, pushing three ten dollar
bills at him. And she got it. She went back
to Tiffany's on the wind She went straight
TO the clerk and handed it 10 him.
There's me crist," said she, with aristo-
cratic ease.
He bowed and unwrapped it. He was u
little puzzled, for it seemed somewhat IA
miliar.
1T is-pardon me-this is the McGinty
crest!"
"Av coorse What would be doin' wild
amy odtherl"
Two harsf" asked he 1t had two bars
argent on a shield sable.
''Yis. Two bars" she said, annoyed. IVAN
on Fourteenth street an wan on Fifty third
an Sixth aveney. Ye can see for yourself
And three lionsf
"No lions at all What is it ye're tarkin'
Thems bulldargs, Mike, Andy an Pat.
We must know"
He said no more, but filled the order with
only a saving modification. Mrs. McGinty
now has quite as good a crest as anybody.
but there is an old Dutch family up town that
are strangely agtated. Envelopes long and
loud are floating about the city with crest
like that on the market gardeners
boat of their ancestor of the Seventeenth cen
tury, and upon the altar OF American bullion
they are sacrifced-Nsw York Times.